"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you see this letter?"

Zhang Gongqiong, the temporary commander of Liaoning, has his own little abacus and wants to know what the next step will be, so it is better to arrange it in advance.

He expected that there must be a major secret in the letter. If you know in advance, you may be able to reap a lot of benefits.

However, in full view of everyone, he did not dare to open the letter. After all, this letter is a big order to be handed over to Wang Mang by name. If you open the commander's letter without permission, you will be guilty of one capital crime.

When the other seven lords heard him speak, they were all moved, and some wanted to take it apart, but they couldn't pull it off.

The eight of them together have the right to preside over any major military affairs, and they can ignore Wang Mang. It's just that if you do this, some of the names are not right, and after all, there is one less name.

They also expected that the contents of this letter must be very significant.

"This letter, I think we should send someone to Jinchang Pass urgently." Wang Xian'an sighed, dispelled the distracting thoughts in his heart, and was unwilling to fight against Wang Mang at this time.

People of the same race, there is still blood and kinship.

"Generals, although I just said that there is a similar letter from Jinchangguan, we can't leave this letter because of this. Da Shan Yu said that he would discuss the matter in front of the pass ten days later, and his attitude was strong, I think he must have some arrangements to turn defeat into victory, otherwise where did he get such confidence? ”

"Well..."

Ji Xuan saw everyone's thoughts, and expected that these lords would not be the first to open the letter.

He pondered for a while, thinking that his Ji family's soldiers and horses had not come, so it was better to keep a low profile and not be too public, so as not to provoke the anger of the public. So he cautiously said: "As the saying goes, brainstorming. Although Wang Mang has great wisdom, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no mistakes. This big order has always been very cunning, and who knows if there is any trick set up in the letter.

If we read it first, discuss it, and then summarize our opinions and report them to Lord Wang together with the letter, then it makes sense. Moreover, Lord Wang was in Jinchang Pass, and Da Shan Yu designated the place of negotiation on the plain between Weiwu Pass and Baiyin Pass, which made Lord Wang lose a lot of time.

Everyone, think about it, we send the letter from here to Jinchang Pass, not to mention much, we always ask for it in three or four days, right? Then Lord Wang rushed back from there, and it would take another three or four days. And then add all kinds of arrangements or something, and the time to leave a king is very tight.

I think it's our responsibility to share some of the burden for Lord Wang, and see what is written in the letter. Then we will make some corresponding arrangements first, and when Lord Wang comes, we can also be handy and play on the spot in time. Of course, this is just my personal opinion, and it does not represent the attitude of my Ji family. ”

"Well, you have a point." Zhang Gang, the chief general of Yangzhou, said: "Lord Wang is the lord of Liaoning, and he is fully responsible for the affairs of Liaoning. Zhang Gongqiong, you are now the commander of the Liaoning Allied Army, and Wang Mang's right-hand man. So you start by giving an attitude and letting everyone hear about it. ”

Zhang Gang was afraid that Wang Mang would be held accountable afterwards, so he deliberately let Zhang Gongqiong stand up to the thunder. He saw it, and Zhang Gongqiong also wanted to know the content of the letter.

Of course, he didn't care if this was Zhang Gongqiong's selfishness or if he was really thinking about Wang Mang. What he thought was very simple, Zhang Gongqiong wanted to read this letter.

"Not bad, not bad. General Zhang, you are from Liaoning, and this letter was passed on to Wang Mang, the lord of Liaoning. At present, Wang Mang is thousands of miles away from us, and it is not easy to go back and forth, you can say a fair word. This letter, should we open it first, discuss the contents of it, and then make corresponding arrangements to reduce the pressure on Lord Wang. Zhuge Ming said.

Just after Ji Xuan made a start, the rest of the generals also followed this mouth and expressed their opinions one after another, all pointing to Zhang Gongqiong.

After Ji Xue saw the attitude of these main generals, she was secretly frightened.

"You bastards, Wang Mang is the commander of the Supreme Three Armies, and you still want to open his personal letters and peep into the military aircraft, which shows how bold and reckless you are. It seems that after the war here is over, you will definitely attack Wang Mang, right? However, this Wang Xian'an is worthy of Wang Mang's wooing, and he has no dissent. ”

As the saying goes, the blame does not punish the public, Ji Xue pierced the thoughts in everyone's hearts at a glance, and it was expected that they would not see the rabbit and not scatter the eagle, and wanted to unite to suppress Wang Mang.

After Ji Xue secretly scolded a few words, she also thought about it in her heart.

Zhang Gongqiong said: "Ladies and gentlemen, although I am said to be a subordinate of Lord Wang, this matter is very important, and I can't be the master. General Liu Zhi, not long after our leader arrived at Dingxi Pass, Lord Wang appointed you as the commander of the three armies temporarily, which shows that Lord Wang recognizes your talent very much, because I think you should have a clear statement on this matter. ”

Liu Zhi sneered: "I am a guilty body, how can I express my opinions at will? I'll just leave it all up to you. ”

Ji Shuang pulled Ji Xue's skirt and whispered: "Good sister, look at these people, they are hypocritical to the extreme. I obviously wanted to open the letter, but I was afraid of being responsible, and I was afraid of losing face, so I didn't dare to show a clear attitude. It can be seen that they will not be able to get on the stage after all. It seems that in the future, it will be easy for our Ji family to sweep them away. ”

"They're really not on the table." Ji Xue replied: "This group of people doesn't have much ability, but they are very ambitious. As everyone knows, people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, and I can basically predict their future fate, and they will be dead. ”

Ji Shuang nodded and said to everyone: "Generals, time is running out. If you continue to shirk like this, it will not be good. ”

Zhang Gongqiong gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, then let's open the letter first and see what tricks Da Shan Yu has, how dare he persecute Lord Wang like this, saying that it is only limited to ten days." ”

"Good! It's to take it apart and take a look, otherwise, I don't know how arrogant the big order is. ”

These lords are no more indifferent and loyal than Wang Xianzhi and others, and they all have strong selfishness and desires.

At that moment, Zhang Gongqiong picked up the letter on the table, opened the outer cover, and then took out a small piece of brocade silk from the inside.

When the main cadres saw this brocade, they gathered around them, their eyes wide and staring.

The masters of the Ji family on the side also showed a look of concern, their eyes were shining, and they looked towards the brocade silk in Zhang Gongqiong's hand.

"Cough cough, cough cough..." Zhang Gongqiong did not open the brocade silk immediately, he pretended to cough a few times, and said Lang Lang: "Generals, this letter must be very important, I hope that all the generals will show all their wisdom, refer to the content together, and solve problems for Lord Wang." ”

"It's nature, it's nature. General Zhang quickly opened it and saw what Da Shan Yu had said and what tricks he had. I don't believe that he is really willing to put on a posture and negotiate peace with us. The crowd said hurriedly.

(End of chapter)